Hello again!
The poll I put up. It seems to be one sided, you all want Ash to get a Duel Runner. So it will happen! To be honest I wanted to give Ash a Duel Runner. I just wanted to see if you all think it's a good idea too.
I said I wouldn't spoil any of Ash's cards to you, but I want you all to know that not all of Ash's cards are Pokémon based. This chapter will show you.
Chapter 4
Ash was keeping his eyes tightly closed as he is currently having a nightmare. A really bad one since he is also having some beads of sweat on his face and clutching the blanket on his bed that was across the room next to Yuya's bed. A few days he came here Yoko managed to get a bed for Ash. During the nightmare he, unknowingly, gave off a crimson red aura all over his body.
"NO!" Ash screamed sitting up dispersing the crimson aura and waking Yuya in alert.
"What's wrong?!" Yuya exclaimed turning to Ash concerned.
"I just had a horrible nightmare." Ash assured putting a hand on his forehead.
"It must've been so horrible for you to scream like that."
Ash shook his head. "Sorry for waking you up like that."
Yuya waved the apology off. "It's cool. What was your nightmare about?"
"I couldn't make it out. All I see is fire. I can hear people screaming and some evil laughs. And there was a silhouette of a person looking over me with an evil smirk."
"That's some nightmare." Yuya commented.
"It feels like more of a horrible memory."
"Well it's over now. It's just a dream. Remember that."
Ash nodded. "Right."
"We better get some sleep. We got school in the morning." Yuya reminded.
"Oh yeah." With the help of Yoko Ash got himself enrolled in the Maiami Second Middle School, the same school Yuya and Yuzu attend besides You Show Duel School. He was excited about it because he got to spend more time with his new friends.
"What grade are you in?"
"Seventh."
Yuya suddenly grinned in excitement. "Same grade as Yuzu and I! And if we're lucky we can get the same class together!"
Ash smiled excitedly at that as well. "That would be great!"
"Well then we better get back to sleep." Yuya said as he lied back on his bed.
Ash nodded in agreement as he also lied back down. "Right." Both boys then got back to sleep looking forward to the morning.
In a classroom in an academic school lies lots of students each wearing a uniform, males each the same jacket Yuya wears except that they put their arms in their sleeves, females each wears just about the same outfit as Yuzu. Speaking of Yuya and Yuzu, they are currently sitting next to each other on separate desks in the middle row next to the window. Behind Yuya was an empty desk.
In front of the classroom is where Ash is standing wearing the same school jacket as Yuya and the males, but kept some of his clothes from his Kalos outfit, the shirt, pants, shoes, and gloves. He left the cap the cap along with the Kalos jacket because it's school policy to not wear caps and different jackets other than the one the school provides. But they allowed him to keep his backpack, which he is holding over his shoulder with one hand, and his pendant around his neck. He also spiked up his hair so it doesn't look too messy.
While he was up there Ash noticed that all the males except Yuya and himself are wearing red pants and dress shirts while he and Yuya wore t-shirts. A male teacher was standing in front of a teacher desk looking like he was about to say something.
"Listen up students. We have a new student joining this school today." The teacher stepped aside to show Ash to everyone. When he was shown some of the females here began to stare at him dreamily. "Why don't you introduce yourself?"
"Yessir." Ash replied facing the entire class. "My name is Ash Ketchum. Nice to meet all of you." He then looked towards Yuya and Yuzu who were each giving a small wave. "Well most of you." He whispered with a small smile.
The teacher nodded. "Is there anything else we all should know?"
Ash turned towards the teacher shaking his head. "Just my name is enough."
"Okay." The teacher turned towards the empty desk. "There's an empty seat behind Yuya Sakaki. Why don't you take it and we can get started on the lesson?"
Ash bowed to the teacher. "Thanks." He then started to head towards the desk behind Yuya. While he was walking he heard some murmurs from some of the other students. Most of which are the females.
"He's so mysterious."
"He sounds nice."
"He's so cute." All the other females, other than Yuzu, agreed to that statement.
When he got there Ash sat on the desk just as Yuya turned to him looking excited. "I knew we would get the same class together!"
"You hoped we would be in the same class." Ash corrected.
"Is there any difference?"
Ash chuckled. "Probably not."
"Looks like you two have bonded very much during those few days." Yuzu observed.
"You bet we have!" Yuya replied turning towards his female childhood friend.
"Sharing a house and a room together can make even the two of us brothers, even if we're not really related." Ash added with a smile.
"I believe that." Yuzu muttered with her own smile.
"Excuse me." The teacher said getting the attention to the three talking teens. "I believe you three can talk all you want after class." He said as the rest of the class watched.
"Yes sir." Ash, Yuya, and Yuzu said together sounding ashamed.
After school Ash, Yuya, and Yuzu decided to wait at the front gate for Ally, Tate, and Frederick. "So what do you two do together when at home?" Yuzu asked the already bonded Ash and Yuya.
"Typical stuff. Eating, watching T.V., discussing Duel strategies." Yuya answered. The statement about Duel strategies reminded Ash about their discussion on their Pendulum Cards and how they got them.
(Flashback)
Ash and Yuya were in Yuya's bedroom looking through their own Deck between two beds at each side of the room. Yesterday Yoko had bought a bed for Ash because he just couldn't sleep on the floor the whole time he's staying at the house.
"Hey Ash." Yuya said getting Ash's attention. "Did you really find your Pendulum Cards out of nowhere?"
Ash looked nervous when Yuya asked that question. "Why do you ask that?"
"Because I was the first one to Pendulum Summon and to discover it. So more Pendulum Cards besides mine were never created yet. So fess up."
Ash sighed. "Well I guess I can't hide it anymore." He then brought Espeon, Umbreon, and Charizard cards from his Deck. "They weren't always like this." He then gave them to Yuya so he could see them clearly. "They used to be regular Effect cards."
"So what made them Pendulum Cards now?" Yuya asked as he gave the cards back to Ash.
"I can't really explain it, but somehow my pendant glowed and turned them into Pendulum Cards." Ash answered as he looked at his cards.
"Really?" Yuya got his answer when Ash nodded. "Weird. Same thing happened to me."
"What?" Ash asked with a confused look on his face.
Yuya brought out three cards from his own Deck and gave them to Ash for him to see them. The cards were 'Timegazer Magician', 'Stargazer Magician', and 'Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon'.
"They used to be just Effect Monsters until my pendant turned them into Pendulum Monsters. What's weird is that I don't think everyone saw the glow but me."
"Same scenario with me." Ash commented as he gave the cards back to Yuya and looking at his pendant around his neck. "Where did you even get your pendant?"
"My father gave it me when I was little." Yuya answered grabbing his pendant and taking it off his neck. "He was the one who inspired me to be myself and told me to laugh whenever I feel down."
"You know. I've never seen your father. Where is he?"
Yuya looked at Ash sadly. "I wish I knew. He disappeared three years ago on the day of the finals of a tournament."
"Oh. You're lucky." Ash said sadly.
"What do you mean?" Yuya questions with a confused look.
"At least you know your father. My dad left me and my mom when I was a newborn. So I never knew who he was."
Yuya looked shock at that. "Really?" Ash nodded sadly. "Sorry man." Yuya said putting the pendant back around his neck.
Ash shook his head. "It's not like you can do something about it. Whatever happens just happens."
Yuya smiled. "True enough."
(Flashback End)
Ash was snapped out of the flashback when Yuya shook his shoulder making him turn to him. "Huh?"
"I said we can go to You Show now. They're here." Yuya said referring to Ally, Tate, and Frederick who are standing beside Yuzu.
"Oh. Right." Ash said.
"You alright? You were dazing there." Yuzu said in concern.
"Oh. You were thinking about our talk last night, weren't you." Yuya said.
"What did you two talk about last night?" Ally asked.
"Not much. We talked about how we got our Pendulum Cards, told him about my father, and he told me that he doesn't know his father." Yuya replied turning to the little girl.
"You don't know your father?" Tate asked Ash.
Ash shook his head. "According to my mother he left us the day after I was born."
"What?! Why would he do that?!" Yuzu exclaimed with the three little kids just as shocked.
"She wouldn't say. Since she is always busy I've pretty much did all the growing myself." Ash half-lied. Ever since he first began his Pokémon journey he began to grow into the young man standing here today.
"You did everything by yourself?!" Frederick exclaimed.
"Oh. No. No. She still did the cooking, laundry, and other mother stuff. When I was 10 she got a job and was just too busy to spend time with me." Ash doesn't know how long he has to keep up with this charade. It may be for months or even years. He just didn't know. When the time comes he will tell them all everything. For all we know it may never come and he will have to keep the secret forever.
"So you took care of yourself for 5 years?" Yuya asked.
"Pretty much."
"And I have to say you did a pretty good job." Yuzu commented with a smile towards him.
Adh blushed in embarrassment. "Uh, thanks." He then somehow sensed a presence behind the kids and saw that a hooded figure with legs showing was walking in an alley.
"Okay. We better get to the Duel School before my dad blows up." Yuzu reminded.
"You guys go without me." Ash said walking between the three little kids.
"Where're you going?" Yuya asked.
"There's something I have to do first! I promise I'll be there!" Ash then began to sprint into the alley to follow the figure.
"Wait!" Ash couldn't respond back because he was already gone.
"What was that about?" Ally questioned.
"You guys think we should go help him?" Tate asked.
"It sounds like he wants to do it alone." Frederick replied.
"Are you sure?" Yuzu asked.
"I practically bonded with the guy. If he says he can do it and be at the school in time then I trust him." Yuya added.
"I guess you're right. We'll just tell dad that he will be there soon. I don't know how he will react." With that the five walked off to the Duel School leaving Ash to follow the figure.
After some time of running after the person Ash found himself at some warehouses that overlooks the sea. He looked around for the person, but couldn't find them anywhere. All of a sudden he sensed the same presence behind some crates and turned to them.
"I know you're behind there. You can come out now." Ash said with a serious face.
"How did you know I was here?" The figure questioned coming out from the crates, the voice apparently sounding female. Ash got a good look at the female figure. She looks like she's around Yuzu's age, about a year younger than him, wearing a teal coat with a yellow stripe and green-and-yellow star emblem on the right sleeve that reaches above her knees. The thing that's different that Ash noticed is the Duel Disk on her left wrist. It's a dark pink shield-like body not like his or anyone else's disks.
"I don't know how exactly, but I somehow sensed you."
"Ha. Like I've heard that before." The girl remarked sarcastically. "Why were you following me?"
"I saw you heading toward somewhere and got curious. So I decided to see what was going on."
"Are you an Xyz user?!" The girl exclaimed getting into a stance.
Ash frantically shook his head. "No. I'm not. I don't have any Xyz Monsters. I don't even have anything in my Extra Deck." He then put his backpack on the ground and opened it to bring out his Duel Disk. "Here. I'll show you."
The girl warily walked over to Ash as he turned on his Duel Disk, but not to Duel Mode. But to show the duel mat and the Extra Deck Zone. Both Ash and the girl looked on to the Extra Deck Zone and saw nothing.
"Guess you weren't lying." The girl turned her back against Ash. "See you around then."
"Wait." Ash called out before the girl began to walk. "Why did you ask that I was an Xyz user?"
"Because the Duelists I want to face have to be Xyz Duelists." She answered not looking at him.
"Why? Why do they have to use Xyz?"
"How is it your business?"
"I don't know how, but I can sense that you aren't just facing Xyz Duelists to satisfy yourself. There's something else."
The girl turned back to him and smirked under her hood. "You seem to be an interesting guy. And a cute one at that too."
"Thanks." 'Girls are always saying that to me. Even Yuya's mom called me charming.' Ash thought with a sweat-drop.
"Alright. If you must know. I'm dueling Xyz Duelists to prove myself to somebody." The girl replied walking towards Ash.
"Prove yourself? For what?"
"So I can fight alongside my comrades." She answered as she stopped walking when she got in front of Ash. In comparison Ash is almost an inch taller than her. "You should feel honored right now."
Ash was confused at that statement. "Why's that?"
"I've never opened up this much to anyone before. You're the first person I opened up to." Ash smiled at that. "What's your name?"
"I'm Ash. Why don't you tell me yours and show your face?" The girl removed her hood as she was told. She had dark purple hair tied into a ponytail with a large yellow ribbon, and green eyes. She also has two light blue bangs that fall to either side of her face. What shocked Ash the most is what her face looks like. "Yuzu?!"
'Yuzu' looked confused. "No. It's-" But she never got to finish as Ash sensed a presence and looked at his left prompting her to look as well. They saw a hooded guy who wears black clothing and has a Duel Disk on his left wrist that looks like the girl's but it has a purple body.
"It's time to come back Serena." The hooded guy said.
Ash turned to the identified girl. "Serena?"
"I don't know who you are, but I'm not going back just yet!" Serena yelled. "I have to prove myself!"
"I was ordered by the Professor to bring you back. I am also required to use force if I have to." The guy said walking towards the two.
Serena prepared to defend herself, but was surprised when Ash protectively put his right arm in front of her. "What're you doing?"
The hooded guy saw this and stopped walking. "Get out of the way if you know what's good for you."
Ash shook his head. "I don't know what's going on, but she's not going anywhere."
"I have orders to take Serena with me. I have permission to get rid of anyone who gets in the way. If you don't move then I will eliminate you."
Ash put his Duel Disk on his wrist for a response. "Fine with me. You want her, you have to get through me."
"Don't get yourself involved." Serena pleaded. "You don't even know who you are facing."
"I don't care. He wants a fight. So I'll give him a fight." Ash activated the Duel Disk which unlocked the Deck Zone and brought out the blade.
"You're gonna regret this." He then activated his Duel Disk with the blade looking different than any other. The blade is sword-shaped with the edges dark blue.
"Huh. That's new." Ash commented never seen that kind of Duel Disk before.
"I just don't get it. Why are you doing this for me?" Serena asked.
"Because it's the right thing to do." Ash replied turning towards her.
Serena was surprised by the answer. "The right thing?" She nodded and ran to the front of the doors of a warehouse to watch the whole thing.
"Since this is a regular Duel there won't be any Action Cards." Ash whispered to himself turning his attention back to the mystery figure in front of the him.
"You shouldn't have gotten yourself involved. Now you're gonna be another one of the victims." The guy said as he and Ash drew five cards to be a hand.
"DUEL!" Both Duelists shouted.
ASH: 4000
MYSTERY: 4000
"I'll go first! And I'll start by using Polymerization!" Mystery declared as the Spell Card Sora showed Ash appeared in front of him.
"That's the card to Fuse Monsters. Now I get to see what Fusion is like." Ash muttered with wide eyes.
"Now I fuse the two Thunder Dragons from my hand!" Mystery announced slotting two cards from his hand to the Graveyard. Suddenly a swirl with two different colors appeared behind him. "Two mighty dragons! Come together to be one! Fusion Summon! Let your sparks fly! Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon!" The a dark pinkish dragon with no wings with two mouths, on on the face and the other on its back, appeared on the field. (ATK/2800 DEF/2100)
"Whoa. So that's what Fusion looks like." Ash breathed out.
"You don't know the half of it. Now I activate a Spell Card known as Graveyard Fusion. Just as the title says I can fuse monsters from my Graveyard to summon a Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck as long as I banish the Fusion Materials from play." Mystery declared as slotted another card from his hand shocking Ash in the process.
"Fusing from the Graveyard?!"
"That's unheard of." Serena commented.
Mystery brought the two cards he discarded from the Graveyard and put them in his pocket as the same swirl appeared behind him. "Fusion Summon! Let your sparks fly! Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon!" Then another of the same dragon appeared on the field. (ATK/2800 DEF/2100)
"He used Fusion twice and the two of them are the same monster." Ash observed. "That's impressive."
"Since I went first I can't attack. So I end my turn." Mystery: Hand/1
Serena looked at Ash in worry. "What can he do against two monsters with 2800 Attack Points? Wait. Why am I worried? I've never worried before. Especially to anyone like Ash." She then touched the place in her chest where her heart is. "Maybe he is different after all."
"Okay! It's my turn! Draw!" Ash drew a card from his Deck. He took out two cards from his Hand. "I set the Pendulum Scale with the Scale 1 Flareon: The Fire Beast and Scale 9 Vaporeon: The Aqua Beast!" He the set the Flareon card on the very right of his blade while the Vaporeon is on the very left. Like before the 'PENDULUM' appeared across the blade.
(Flareon: The Fire Beast: LV: 6: Attribute: Fire: Type: Beast/Pendulum/Effect: ATK 2500 DEF 2000: Pendulum Scale: 1: Pendulum Effect: Any monster(s) that were Pendulum Summoned gains 500 ATK. Effect: When this card is Special Summoned by the effect of Beast Evolution this card gains 500 ATK until the End Phase.)
(Vaporeon: The Aqua Beast: LV: 6: Attribute: Water: Type: Beast/Pendulum/Effect: ATK 2300 DEF 1500: Pendulum Scale: 9: Pendulum Effect: As long as this card remains in the Pendulum Zone all of your opponent's monsters lose 500 ATK. Effect: When this card is Special Summoned by the effect of Beast Evolution target 1 monster on the field, that target loses 500 ATK.)
Same as before two pillars of light on Ash's each side appeared with Flareon on his right with the number 1 under it and Vaporeon on his right with the number 9 under it. The giant version of his pendant appeared between the monsters.
"With this I am able to summon monsters within Levels 2-8 simultaneously!" Ash announced.
Serena and Mystery were shocked at the revelation. "What did you say?!" Mystery exclaimed.
"Swing! Spirits of the Pendulum! Grant me the power to win this battle!" Ash chanted while the pendulum swung. "Pendulum Summon! Come forth my monsters!" The portal opened and three lights came down.
"Riolu: The Emanation Beast!" A monster similar to Riolu appeared in a fighting stance. (ATK 1500-2000)
(Riolu: The Emanation Beast: LV: 4: Attribute: Earth: Type: Beast-Warrior/Tuner/Effect: ATK 1500 DEF 1000: Effect: If this card successfully destroys an opponent's monster by the End Phase, Tribute it and Special Summon 1 "Lucario: The Aura Warrior" from your Deck or Hand.)
"Guardian Eatos!" A blonde female with angelic wings and and eagle head on top of her head appeared looking graceful. (ATK 2500-3000)
"And Charizard: The Fire Flying Ace!" Charizard appeared with a roar. (ATK 2500-3000) All three monsters then looked ready for a fight.
"He summoned three monsters at once! Two of them high-leveled!" Serena exclaimed.
"This can't be possible!" Mystery exclaimed just as shocked.
"And it's gonna get worse. Vaporeon's Pendulum Effect makes your monsters weaker by losing 500 Attack Points!" Ash announced.
"What?!" 2x Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon (2800-2300)
"I'm not done yet! I activate the last card in my hand! The Spell Card Pot of Greed!" Ash slotted the last card in the Spell/Trap Zone. "This card allows me to draw two cards from my Deck!" And he did just that.
"Since Pendulum Summoning is a Special Summon I can still Normal Summon a monster from my hand! And that'll be Eevee: The Evolution Beast!" Eevee appeared sitting on the field. "Then I'll use Beast Evolution to evolve Eevee!" Eevee was crystallized once again by a rainbow glow.
"So beautiful." Serena commented.
"With this card I can summon one of Eevee's eight forms from either my Deck or hand!"
"Eight?!" Mystery exclaimed.
Ash nodded. "And since I don't have any cards in my hand then I have no choice but to summone one from the Deck! And I'll choose Glaceon: The Ice Beast!" He brought out a card from his Deck and put it on his blade making Glaceon materialize. "Since Glaceon wasn't Special Summoned by Pendulum Flareon's Pendulum Effect doesn't affect it. Speaking of effects when Glaceon was summoned through the route I just did you take 500 points of damage!"
"What?!" Glaceon fired the same small Ice Beam which hit Mystery in the abdomen. (Mystery LP: 4000-3500)
"Now I'll start the Battle Phase! Charizard! Attack one Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon with Flame Burst!" Charizard released the fire from its mouth which hit and shattered the dragon on the left. 3000-2300=700
(Mystery LP: 3500-2800)
"Guardian Eatos! Attack the other one with Spirit Opera!" Eatos charged at the other dragon while shrouded by white light which destroyed it. 3000-2300=700
(Mystery LP: 2800-2100)
"All of my monsters are destroyed! Which means I'm wide open!" Mystery exclaimed.
"That's right! And Glaceon has more than enough points to finish you off!" Ash yelled. "Glaceon! Finish this with Blizzard Spear!" Glaceon released the combination of Blizzard and Icicle Spear which hit Mystery and knocked him away to the ground hard.
(Mystery LP: 2100-0)
ASH: 4000
MYSTERY: 0
ASH WINS!
When the Duel was over Ash deactivated his Duel Disk with Serena looking at him in awe. 'Amazing! Ash just defeated that guy in one turn! And with a summon method we've never heard of!' She thought.
Ash saw that Mystery was appeared to be unconscious and was prepared to check on him. "Hey! Are you alright?!" Before he got too close the round screen on Mystery's Duel Disk glowed light blue. Mystery was glowed as well and he was teleported away leaving Ash confused. "What was that?"
"It seems he was Forced Return." Serena replied walking towards Ash.
"Forced Return?" Ash said confused turning to Serena.
"It's a special setting that I and my comrades have in our Duel Disks."
Ash nodded in acceptance. "So you were about to introduce yourself."
Serena giggled in amusement. "I'm Serena."
"Serena. What a fitting name for someone as cute as you."
Serena blushed. "Thank you."
"You know. I have a friend named Serena."
"No kidding." Ash and Serena chuckled at each other. "You know you didn't have to stand up for me." Serena smiled again. "But I guess I owe you for that." She then got closer to Ash leaning to his face making the boy blush. She then gave him a kiss on his left cheek making him blush a little harder.
"What was that?"
Serena closed her eyes still smiling in happiness. "A little thank-you gift." She then opened her eyes. "You want another one?" She gave him another kiss on his left cheek making him blush a little again, but smiled and touched the spot softly. The two then gazed at each other's eyes.
Suddenly the screen on Serena's Duel Disk glowed light blue which alerted Serena and surprised Ash. "Oh no! Not now!"
"What's happening?!" Ash exclaimed.
"I'm being forced to return to the professor! I don't want to go yet!" With that Serena was teleported away leaving Ash confused once again.
"What was that about?" Suddenly a bright white light appeared on Ash's left making the latter turn to it. Something then just came out of the light. It seems to be a person riding a white colored motorcycle-like vehicle. The person seems to be male wearing a white jacket with red borders and yellow stripes on the sleeves, along with a white jumpsuit that has red, blue, and yellow stripes that meet in the center in a chevron pattern, white gloves, shoulder, elbow and knee pads, and gray boots.
"Man. Where am I this time?" The boy took out a card to take a look at it. "You just love to bring me to random places, don't you."
"Hey!" Ash yelled getting the boy's attention.
The boy smiled. "There's somebody. Hey. Where am I?"
"You're in Maiami City." Ash simply answered.
"Maiami City, huh. What's your name stranger?"
"I'm Ash. Who are you?" The boy took his helmet off to reveal a dual-colored hair, with yellow bangs swept to the right and blue in the back. He has light blue eyes. What shocked Ash the most was what his face looks like. "Yuya? No wait. This can't be right."
The boy looked really annoyed. "Who's Yuya?" He pointed his thumb toward himself. "My name is Yugo."
"Yugo?"
And done!
Ash had encountered Serena, a girl who looks just like Yuzu, for the first time and defended her from a mysterious stranger. He beat the stranger and he and Serena mysteriously teleported to somewhere. And a boy who has the same face a Yuya named Yugo appeared in front of Ash. What will happen next?
I was gonna work on the other stories, but I thought that this is just too good to pass up. I had Serena kiss Ash on the cheek twice. Even though I wrote it I kinda feel jealous of Ash for being kissed on the cheek by the same cute girl twice. Lucky bastard.
I may work on the last Ash filler arc for this fic first and then work on some of the others. I would want to get through this filler as quick as possible before I get to work on the canon chapters.
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